penn

IPA/ˈpen.i.wəθ/
KK[pˈɛn]IPA/ˈpen.i.wɚθ/

penn — 名詞

1. an amount of something that one penny would buy

1.名詞
釋義

一便士份

一便士能買到的量

an amount of something that one penny would buy

例句

In 1930, the baker sold Ella a penn of raisins.

1930年時，麵包師賣給 Ella 一便士份的葡萄乾。

a penn of + plural food noun

After school, the children lined up for a penn of chips.

放學後，孩子們排隊去買一便士份的薯條。

同義詞
  • penny's worth

    the more familiar expression for an amount that costs one penny

  • pennyworth

    an older single-word form with the same buying idea

文法句型

a penn of + food or other goods

用法筆記

Usually followed by of and a noun naming food or another thing being sold. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense keeps the idea of what one penny could buy.

常見錯誤

❌I paid a penn for the bus ticket.
✅I paid a penny for the bus ticket.
💡penn here names an amount of goods, not the coin itself.

2. a very small quantity of something

2.名詞
釋義

少許

極少的一點點

a very small quantity of something

例句

Only a penn of soup remained in the pot after lunch.

午飯後，鍋裡只剩少許湯。

a penn of + noun for a tiny amount

By sunset, the jar held just a penn of honey.

到日落時，罐子裡只剩少許蜂蜜。

同義詞
  • bit

    the normal everyday word for a small amount

  • drop

    used especially for liquids

  • touch

    often suggests a slight amount of a quality or effect

反義詞
  • plenty

    means more than enough, not a tiny amount

文法句型

a penn of + noun

用法筆記

Often used when a speaker wants to make the amount sound almost too small to matter. Distinguish from sense 1, which is tied to the buying power of one penny.

常見錯誤

❌There were a penn apples on the plate.
✅There were a few apples on the plate.
💡penn is used for an amount, not as a direct number before plural nouns.